Duke Ellington discography

This is the discography of recordings by Duke Ellington, including those nominally led by his sidemen (mainly in the 1930s and early 1940s), and his later collaborations (mainly in the 1960s) with musicians with whom Ellington had generally not previously recorded.

Below are listed 95 studio albums, 61 live albums, and 118 compilations by the Duke.

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Year  | Title  | Label  | Year recorded  | Notes

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1947[1] | Duke Ellington Plays the Blues | RCA Victor |  | 10-inch LP; [na 1]
1947  | Ellington Special | Columbia  |  | 4 x 10" 78 rpm
1948  | Liberian Suite | Columbia |  | 10-inch LP
1951  | Masterpieces by Ellington | Columbia  |  | [nb 1]
1951  | Mercer Records Presents the Billy Strayhorn Trio | Mercer Records  |  | w/ Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn on pianos
1952  | Ellington Uptown | Columbia  | 1952  |
1953  | Premiered by Ellington | Capitol | 1953  |
1953  | Skin Deep/The Mooche | Columbia  |  | EP
1954  | The Duke Plays Ellington | Capitol  | 1953  |
1954  | The Duke Plays Ellington - Part 1 | Capitol  | 1953  | EP
1954  | Dance to the Duke! | Capitol  | 1954  |
1955  | The Duke Plays Ellington - Part 2 | Capitol  | 1953  | EP
1955  | Ellington '55 | Capitol  | 1955  |
1955  | Ellington Showcase | Capitol  | 1955  |
1956  | Blue Rose | Columbia  | 1955  | with Rosemary Clooney
1956  | Historically Speaking | Bethlehem |  |
1956  | Duke Ellington Presents... | Bethlehem  | 1955  |
1956  | Originals | Pentape  | 1956  | reel-to-reel tape
1957  | A Drum Is a Woman | Columbia  | 1955  |
1957  | Such Sweet Thunder | Columbia  | 1955  |
1957  | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book | Verve | 1955  | with Ella Fitzgerald
1958  | Black, Brown and Beige | Columbia  | 1955  | with Mahalia Jackson
1958  | Ellington Indigos | Columbia  | 1955  |
1958  | The Cosmic Scene | Columbia  | 1955  |
1959  | Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque | Columbia  | 1955  |
1959  | Jazz Party | Columbia  | 1955  |
1959  | Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues | Verve  | 1955  | with Johnny Hodges
1959  | Side by Side | Verve  | 1955  | with Johnny Hodges
1959  | Anatomy of a Murder | Columbia  | 1955  | soundtrack album
1959  | Festival Session | Columbia  | 1955  |
1959  | Ellington Moods | Sesac Recordings  | 1959  |
1960  | Blues in Orbit | Columbia  |  |
1960  | The Nutcracker Suite | Columbia  |  |
1961  | Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. | Columbia  |  | AKA Peer Gynt Suite/Suite Thursday
1961  | Recording Together for the First Time | Roulette | 1961  | with Louis Armstrong
1961  | Paris Blues | United Artists |  | Paris Blues soundtrack - w/ Louis Armstrong
1962  | First Time! The Count Meets the Duke | Columbia  |  | with Count Basie
1962  | All American in Jazz | Columbia  |  |
1962  | Midnight in Paris | Columbia  |  |
1962  | Money Jungle | United Artists |  | with Charles Mingus and Max Roach
1963  | Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins | Impulse! |  | with Coleman Hawkins
1963  | Duke Ellington & John Coltrane | Impulse!  | 1962  | with John Coltrane
1963  | Duke Ellington & John Coltrane | Impulse!  | 1962  | EP - with John Coltrane
1963  | Jazz Concert | Columbia  |  | w. Bobby Hackett
1963  | Afro-Bossa | Reprise |  |
1963  | The Great Reunion | Roulette  | 1961  | with Louis Armstrong
1963  | Piano in the Background | Columbia  | 1961  | [nc 1]
1964  | The Symphonic Ellington | Reprise  |  |
1964  | Ellington '65 | Reprise  |  |
1964  | Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins | Reprise  |  |
1964  | My People | Red Baron |  |
1965  | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back? | Reprise  |  |
1965  | Ellington '66 | Reprise  |  |
1965  | Ella at Duke's Place | Verve  |  | with Ella Fitzgerald
1966  | Serenade to Sweden | Reprise  | 1965  | with Alice Babs
1967  | Far East Suite | RCA |  |
1967  | The Popular Duke Ellington | RCA  |  |
1968  | ...And His Mother Called Him Bill | RCA  | 1967  |
1968  | Francis A. & Edward K. | Reprise  | 1967  | with Frank Sinatra
1968  | Second Sacred Concert | Prestige  |  | studio recording, despite the title
1969  | North of the Border in Canada | Decca | 1967  | with the Ron Collier Orchestra
1970  | Orchestral Works | Decca  |  | aka "Harlem/New World a'Coming/The Golden Broom and The Green Apple"
1970  | A Poetic Commentary of His Music | Decca  |  | limited-edition EP included with Orchestral Works
1971  | New Orleans Suite | Atlantic | 1970  |
1972  | Latin American Suite | Fantasy | 1968 & 1970  |
1973  | This One's for Blanton! | Pablo |  | with Ray Brown
1973  | It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | Flying Dutchman |  | with Teresa Brewer
1974  | Recollections of the Big Band Era | Atlantic  | 1962–63  | recorded for Reprise
1974  | Duke's Big 4 | Pablo  |  |
Posthumous albums
1974  | The Pianist | Fantasy  | 1966 & 1970  |
1975  | The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse | Fantasy  | 1971  |
1975  | This One's For Blanton | Pablo Records  | 1972  | w/ Ray Brown
1976  | Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session | Atlantic  | 1963  |
1976  | The Ellington Suites | Pablo | 1959–72  |
1977  | The Intimate Ellington | Pablo  | 1969–71  |
1979  | Unknown Session | Columbia  | 1960  |
1979  | Up in Duke's Workshop | Pablo  | 1969–72  |
1985  | Featuring Paul Gonsalves | Fantasy  | 1962  |
1986  | The Intimacy of the Blues | Fantasy  | 1967–70  |
1987  | Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 | LMR  | 1956  | The Private Sessions Volume One
1987  | Dance Concerts, California 1958 | LMR  | 1958  | The Private Sessions Volume Two
1987  | Studio Sessions, New York, 1962 | LMR  | 1962  | The Private Collection Volume Three
1987  | Studio Sessions New York 1963 | LMR  | 1963  | The Private Collection Volume Four
1987  | The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 | LMR  | 1968, 1970  | The Private Collection Volume Five
1987  | The Private Collection | LMR  |  | The first five CDs from The Private Collection series in a box set
1987  | Dance Dates, California 1958 | LMR  | 1958  | The Private Sessions Volume Six
1987  | Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 | LMR  | 1957, 1962  | The Private Collection Volume Seven
1987  | Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York | LMR  | 1957, 1965–1967  | The Private Collection Volume Eight
1987  | Studio Sessions New York, 1968 | LMR  | 1968  | The Private Collection Volume Nine
1987  | Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 | LMR  | 1965–1967, 1971  | The Private Collection Volume Ten
1989  | The Duke Ellington Orchestra | Echo Jazz  |  |
1991  | Ellington: Never Before Released Recordings (1965-1972) | Jazz Heritage  |  |
1999  | Duke's Joint | Buddha Records, RCA, BMG  | 1943, 1945  |
2004  | The Jaywalker | Storyville | 1966–1967  |
2016  | Assault on a Queen | Dragon's Domain Records  | 1966  | from the movie Assault on a Queen

### Live albums

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1946  | Black, Brown, and Beige | Victor  | 1943  | 2 × 12" 78 rpm
1954  | The Seattle Concert | RCA Victor | 1952  |
1956[2] | Duke Ellington and the Buck Clayton All Stars at Newport | Columbia  | 1956.07.06  |
1956  | Ellington at Newport | Columbia  | 1956.07.07  |
1958  | Newport 1958 | Columbia  | 1958.07  | live concert with studio work, later full concert released as Live at Newport 1958
1959  | Live at the Blue Note | Roulette | 1959  |
1965  | Concert in the Virgin Islands | Reprise  | 1965.03  |
1966  | The Duke at Tanglewood | RCA Victor  | 1965.12  | with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler
1966  | A Concert of Sacred Music from Grace Cathedral | Status  | 1965.07  | See: Sacred Concert (Ellington)
1967  | Soul Call | Verve  | 1966.07  |
1967  | Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur | Verve  | 1966.06  | with Ella Fitzgerald
1970  | 70th Birthday Concert | Solid State | 1969  |
1970  | 70th Birthday Concert Highlights | Liberty Records, Inc.  | 1969  |
1972  | Togo Brava Suite | United Artists  | 1971  |
1973  | Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II | Columbia  | 1958.09  |
1973  | The Great Paris Concert | Atlantic  | 1963.02.01  |
1973  | Yale Concert | Fantasy  | 1968  |
1973  | Cotton Club-1938, Volume One, If Dreams Come True | Jazz Archives  | 1938  |
Posthumous live albums
1975  | The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World | Pablo  | 1967  | Various artists
1975  | Third Sacred Concert | RCA  | 1973.10  |
1975  | Eastbourne Performance | RCA  | 1973.12  |
1975  | Volume Two, June 1951 | Stardust Records  | 1951  |
1975  | Volume Three, April 1953 | Stardust Records  | 1953  |
1977  | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947 | Prestige | 1947  |
1977  | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 | Prestige  | 1943  |
1977  | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 | Prestige  | 1944  |
1977  | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946 | Prestige  | 1946  |
1978  | At Fargo 1940 Live | Book-Of-The-Month Records  | 1940  | 3xLP box set
1979  | One Night Stand with Duke Ellington at the Club Zanzibar | Joyce  | 1948  |
1979  | Duke Ellington's Jubilee | Joyce  | 1948-49  |
1980  | West Coast Tour | Jazz Bird  | 1951  |
1982  | Sophisticated Duke | Intermedia  | 1943  |
1983  | All Star Road Band | Doctor Jazz | 1957  |
1984  | The Stockholm Concert, 1966 | Pablo  | 1966.02  | with Ella Fitzgerald
1985  | All Star Road Band Volume 2 | Doctor Jazz  | 1964  |
1985  | S.R.O. | Lester Recording Catalog  | 1961  |
1985  | The 1953 Pasadena Concert | GNP Crescendo  |  |
1985  | Ellington, James | Lester Recording Catalog  |  |
1986  | In the Uncommon Market | Pablo  | 1963.02.06–1966  |
1987  | The 1954 Los Angeles Concert | GNP Crescendo  |  |
1989  | Duke Ellington Live! at the Newport Jazz Festival '59 | EmArcy  |  |
1989  | Live at the 1956 Stratford Festival | Music & Arts  |  |
1991  | Hot Summer Dance | Red Baron | 1960  |
1993  | Duke Ellington, His Orchestra and Friends at the First Annual Connecticut Jazz Festival, July 28, 1956 | IAJRC  | 1956  |
1993  | The Great London Concerts | MusicMasters Jazz  | 1963-64  |
1994  | The Great Chicago Concerts | MusicMasters Jazz  | 1946  |
1995  | Live at the Whitney | Impulse!  | 1972  |
1995  | New York Concerts | MusicMasters Jazz  | 1964  |
1995  | Meadowbrook to Manhattan | Black Label, Inc.  | 1952  |
1996  | Cornell University | MusicMasters Jazz  | 1964  |
1996  | Cornell University | MusicMasters Jazz  | 1964  |
1999  | Duke Ellington Hamilton, Ontario Canada, Monday, Feb. 8, 1954 | Music & Arts  | 1954  |
1999  | 1969 All-Star White House Tribute | Blue Note  |  |
2002  | Duke Ellington at the Alhambra | Pablo  | 1958.10  |
2003  | Rugged Jungle | Squatty Roo Records  | 1972-73  |
2014  | Live At Cabaret L'Alcazar | Squatty Roo Records  | 1969  |
2014  | Mara Gold | Squatty Roo Records  | 1967  |
2015  | Second Sacred Concert Live | Squatty Roo Records  | 1969  |
2017  | Newport To Paris (1969) | Squatty Roo Records  | 1969  |
2017  | Live in Poland (1971) | Squatty Roo Records  | 1971  |
2018  | The Armory Concert | Squatty Roo Records  | 1955  |

### Compilations

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Listed here are all compilations released during Ellington's lifetime, in addition to all significant compilations, excluding the aforementioned[na 1] box sets.

Year  | Title  | Label  | Date recorded  | Notes

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1940  | The Duke | Columbia  |  |
1941  | Hot Piano | RCA Victor | 1941  | 4 x 10" 78 rpm; w/ Earl Hines, Fats Waller, and Jelly Roll Morton \- the latter's additions were from 1929
1943  | A Duke Ellington Panorama | Victor  | 1927–1940  | 4 x 78 RPM
1943  | Ellingtonia, Vol. One | Brunswick | 1927–1931  | 4 × 78 RPM
1944  | Ellingtonia, Vol. Two | Brunswick  | 1928–1931  | 4 × 78 RPM
1949  | Mood Ellington | Columbia  |  | 10-inch LP
1952  | This is Duke Ellington | RCA Victor  | 1940  | 10-inch LP
1952  | Duke Ellington's Greatest | RCA Victor  | 1945  | EP
1953  | Duke Ellington Plays | Royale  | 1946  | EP
1953  | ASCAP Award Winners | Columbia  |  | EP
1954  | The Music Of Duke Ellington Played By Duke Ellington | Columbia  |  |
1955  | Duo | RCA Victor  | 1940  | EP - w/ Jimmy Blanton
1955  | The Duke and His Men | RCA Victor  | 1941-42  |
1955  | Here's the Duke | Columbia  |  |
1955  | Duke's Mixture | Columbia  |  |
1955  | Blue Light | Columbia  | 1934–1939  |
1955  | Early Recordings: Duke Ellington, Volume 1 | "X"  |  |
1956  | In a Mellotone | RCA Victor | 1940–1942  |
1956  | Duke Ellington Plays | Allegro  | 1946  | a 10-inch LP version was available in 1952 and had six fewer selections
1957  | The Birth of Big Band Jazz | Riverside Records  | 1926  | the Fletcher Henderson tracks are from 1923-28
1958  | Caravan | RCA Victor  | 1943, 1945  | EP
1958  | The Royal Concert of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Volume 1 | AAMCO Records  |  |
1959[3] | The Duke's D.J. Special | Fresh Sound Records
The Royal Concert of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Volume 2 | AAMCO Records  |  |
1961  | The Best of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra | Capitol  | 1953-55  |
1961  | Music of Duke Ellington and Others | Spin-O-Rama  |  |
1961  | The Indispensable Duke Ellington | RCA Victor  |  |
1961  | Best of Duke Ellington/The Hits of Woody Herman | Capitol Records  |  | w/ Woody Herman
1963  | Hail to the Duke | Camay Records  |  |
1963  | Three of a Kind (3 Top Stars of Jazz Dance Bands) | Camay Records  |  | w/ Woody Herman and Bunny Berigan
1963  | Great Times! | Riverside |  | with Billy Strayhorn
1964  | In a Magenta Haze | Tops Records  |
1964  | Daybreak Express | RCA Victor  | 1931-34
1964  | Duke Ellington Meets Leonard Feather | Sutton  |  | w/ Leonard Feather \- album is split between the two
1965  | Jumpin' Punkins | RCA Victor  | 1940–1941  |
1967  | Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits | Reprise Records  |  |
1967[4] | Johnny Come Lately |
1967  | The Far East Suite/The Popular Duke Ellington | RCA Victor  |  |
1967  | Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) | Decca  | 1926-1928  |
1968  | The Early Duke Ellington | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music  |  |
1968  | Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits | Columbia  |  |
1969  | In My Solitude | Harmony  |  |
1969  | Flaming Youth | RCA Victor  | 1927-29  |
1969  | The Best of Duke Ellington | Sunset Records  |  |
1970  | Duke Ellington "Rockin' In Rhythm" Vol. 3 (1929-1931) | Decca  | 1929-1931  |
1970  | Duke Ellington | UpFront Records  | 1937 & 1940  |
1971  | This is Duke Ellington | RCA Victor  |  |
1972  | The Count Meets the Duke | Columbia House  |  | w/ Count Basie
1973  | Ellingtonia Reevaluations: The Impulse Years | Impulse!  |  |
1973  | Blues Summit | Verve Records  | 1958-59  | w/ Johnny Hodges
1973  | Take the A Train | RCA  |  |
1973  | Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson | Columbia  |  | w/ Ivie Anderson
1973  | The Golden Duke | Prestige  |  |
Posthumous compilations
1974  | Immortal Legend Volume II - The Early Years | Birchwood  |  |
1974  | Social Security Presents the Genius of Duke (A New Series of 15-Minute Radio Shows Starring Duke Ellington and His Music) | U.S. Department Of Health, Education, And Welfare  |  | 2xLP originally, but a 7xLP box set by 1975
1974  | The World Of Duke Ellington | Columbia  | 1947  |
1974  | We Love You Madly | Pickwick  |  |
1974  | Love You Madly | Vee Jay Records  | 1950s  |
1974  | The Legendary Duke Ellington In Memoriam | Olympic Records  |  |
1975  | The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 2 | Columbia  |  |
1975  | Duke Ellington 1938 | Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products  |  |
1976  | The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 3 | Columbia  |  |
1977  | 1899-1974 | M.F. Productions, Inc.  |  | 5xLP box set
1977  | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Gramercy 5  |  |
1977  | Duke Ellington 1939 | Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products  |  |
1978  | The Many Moods of Duke Ellington | Camden, Quintessence Jazz Series  |  |
1978  | Plays Duke Ellington | Quintessence  |  |
1978  | Duke Ellington's Band Shorts | Biograph  | 1929, 1933, 1935  |
1978  | Duke Ellington 1940 | Smithsonian Collection, RCA Special Products  |  |
1978  | The Great Tenor Encounters | Impulse!, ABC Records, ABC Impulse!  | w/ Coleman Hawkins & John Coltrane |
1979  | An Explosion of Genius 1938-1940 | Columbia Special Products  |  | 6xLP box set
1979  | Jubilation | Teller House  |  | w/ Paul Anka
1979  | Satin Doll | Koala  |  |
1979  | Take the "A" Train | Quintessence  |  |
1979  | The Collector's Ellington | The Franklin Mint Record Society  | 1928-61  |
1979  | The Count Meets the Duke | Teller House  |  | w/ Count Basie
1979  | The Royal Court of Swing | Realm Records  |  | w/ Count Basie
1979  | Fats, Louis, Duke & Ella | Teller House Inc.  |  | w/ Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald
1980  | Giants of Jazz - Duke Ellington | Time Life Records  | 1926-56  | 3xLP box set - came with a 48-page booklet
1980  | The Best of Duke Ellington | Pablo Records  |  |
1980  | Classic Ellington | Picc-A-Dilly  |  |
1980  | 20 Golden Pieces of Duke Ellington | Bulldog Records  |  |
1981  | Sophisticated Ellington | RCA  | late '20s to mid-'40s, 1966  |
1981  | Duke Ellington 1941 | Smithsonian Collection, RCA Special Products  |  |
1982  | Heads of State | Accord  |  | w/ Count Basie
1982  | The Girl's Suite and The Perfume Suite | Columbia  | 1957 & 1961  |
1982  | Original Recordings by Duke Ellington | RCA, Pair Records  |  |
1982  | Forever | HSRD  |  |
1982  | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | Intermedia  |  |
1982  | Duke Ellington | CBS Special Products  |  |
1982  | Lena & the Duke | RCA Special Products  |  | w/ Lena Horne
1983  | Big Bands: Duke Ellington | Time Life Music  |  | 2xLP box set
1983  | The Studio Series, Volume Six - 1930-1958 | Up-To-Date Records  | 1930-1958  |
1983  | Royalty | Allegiance  | 1946  |
1983  | Black Jazz And Blues : The First Sound Films | Sandy Hook Records  |  | w/ Bessie Smith and Cab Calloway
1983  | Great Jazz Classics | The Franklin Mint Record Society  |  | various artists, though 3/4 of the tracks were from Ellington - 4xLP box set
1983  | Brunswick-Vocalion Rarities | MCA Records  |  |
1984  | Rockin' In Rhythm | AVI Records  |  |
1984  | Prime Cuts | ERA Records  |  |
1984  | The Best of Duke Ellington | CBS Special Products  |  |
1984  | Black & Tan | CBS Special Products  |  | w/ Louis Armstrong
1985  | Volume One - 1943 | Circle  |  |
1985  | Happy Reunion | Sony | 1958  | two sessions from 1958
1985  | New Mood Indigo | Signature  | 1962, 1964, 1966  |
1986[5] | The Blanton–Webster Band | RCA/Bluebird  | 1940–1942  |
1988  | The Feeling of Jazz | 1201 Music  |  |
1991  | Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year | Portrait | 1938  |
1991  | Take the 'A' Train | Four Star  |  |
1992  | Duke Ellington! | Highland Music, Inc.  |  |
1992  | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Lester Recording Catalog  | 1966, 1969  |
1993  | Duke Ellington's Incidental Music for Shakespeare's Play Timon of Athens |  |  | adapted by Stanley Silverman; posthumous recordings of previously unreleased compositions
1994  | Satin Doll | Eclipse Music Group  |  |
1998  | The Private Collection (1956–1971) | 1956–1971  | Saja | 10-CD box set
1999  | The Complete Sessions | Classic Records  | 1961  | w/ Louis Armstrong; combines "Recording Together for the First Time" and "The Great Reunion"
2000  | The Making of the Great Summit | Roulette Jazz  | 1961  | w/ Louis Armstrong
2003  | Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band | Bluebird | 1940–1942  | from the Centennial set of 1999
2016  | The Duke Box 2[6] | 1952–1972  | Storyville  | 7-CD/1-DVD box set
2019  | The Washingtonians | Squatty Roo Records  | 1920s  |

### Session appearances

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* The Complete Porgy and Bess (1956) (Bethlehem) – limited involvement of "Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra"

### Hit records

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1927  | "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"  | 10  |  |  | [na 2]
1928  | "Black and Tan Fantasy"  | 15  |  |  |
"Creole Love Call"  | 19  |  |  |
"Doin' the New Low Down"  | 20  |  |  |
"Diga Diga Doo"[7] | 17  |  |  |
"The Mooche"  | 16  |  |  |
1930  | "Three Little Words"  | 1  |  |  |
"Ring Dem Bells"  | 17  |  |  |
1931  | "Blue Again"  | 12  |  |  |
"Mood Indigo"  | 3  |  |  |
"Rockin' in Rhythm"  | 19  |  |  |
"Creole Rhapsody Parts 1 & 2"  | 18  |  |  |
"Limehouse Blues"  | 13  |  |  |
1932  | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"  | 6  |  |  |
"Creole Rhapsody" (new version) | 19  |  |  |
"Rose Room (in Sunny Roseland)"  | 15  |  |  |
"Moon over Dixie"  | 14  |  |  |
"Blue Ramble"  | 16  |  |  |
1933  | "Drop Me Off in Harlem"  | 17  |  |  |
"Sophisticated Lady"  | 3  |  |  |
"Stormy Weather"  | 4  |  |  |
"I'm Satisfied"  | 11  |  |  |
"In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree"  | 13  |  |  |
1934  | "Daybreak Express"  | 20  |  |  |
"Cocktails for Two"  | 1  |  |  |
"Moon Glow"  | 2  |  |  |
"Solitude"  | 2  |  |  |
"Saddest Tale"  | 9  |  |  |
1935  | "Merry-Go-Round"  | 6  |  |  |
"In a Sentimental Mood"  | 14  |  |  |
"Accent on Youth"  | 6  |  |  |
"Cotton"  | 4  |  |  |
1936  | "Isn't Love the Strangest Thing?"  | 12  |  |  |
"Love Is Like a Cigarette"  | 8  |  |  |
"Clarinet Lament"  | 12  |  |  |
"Echoes of Harlem"  | 19  |  |  |
"Oh Babe! Maybe Someday"  | 8  |  |  |
"Jazz Lips"  | 20  |  |  |
"Yearning for Love"  | 16  |  |  |
1937  | "The New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"  | 16  |  |  |
"There's a Lull in My Life"  | 12  |  |  |
"Scattin' at the Kit Kat"  | 9  |  |  |
"Caravan"  | 4  |  |  |
"Azure"  | 13  |  |  |
"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"  | 14  |  |  |
1938  | "Harmony in Harlem"  | 15  |  |  |
"If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)"  | 10  |  |  |
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"  | 1  |  |  |
"The Gal from Joe's"  | 20  |  |  |
"Lambeth Walk"  | 7  |  |  |
"Prelude to a Kiss"  | 18  |  |  |
1940  | "You, You, Darlin'"  | 28  |  |  | [na 3]
"Ko Ko"  | 25  |  |  |
"At a Dixie Roadside Diner"  | 27  |  |  |
"Sepia Panorama"  | 24  |  |  |
1941  | "Flamingo"  | 11  |  |  |
"Take the 'A' Train"  | 11  |  |  |
"I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"  | 13  |  |  |
1942  | "Hayfoot, Strawfoot"  |  | 10  |  | [na 4]
1943  | "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"  | 8  | 1  |  |
"Perdido"  | 21  |  |  |
"Take the 'A' Train" (re-entry) | 19  |  |  |
"Bojangles"  | 19  |  |  |
"A Slip of the Lip"  | 19  | 1  |  |
"Sentimental Lady"  | 19  | 1  |  |
1944  | "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me" | 10  | 1  |  |
"Main Stem"  | 23  | 1  |  |
"My Little Brown Book"  |  | 4  |  |
"Someone"  |  | 7  |  |
"I Don't Mind"  |  | 9  |  |
1945  | "I'm Beginning to See the Light"  | 6  | 4  |  |
"Don't You Know I Care"  |  | 10  |  |
"I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"  |  | 4  |  |
1946  | "Come to Baby, Do"  | 13  |  |  |
1948  | "Don't Be So Mean to Baby"  |  | 15  |  |
1953  | "Satin Doll"  |  |  |  |
"Boo Dah"  | 30  |  |  |
1954  | "Skin Deep"  |  |  | 7  |

### Singles

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* "The Asphalt Jungle" (1961) (Columbia)

## Footnotes

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### Early years: 1920–1940s

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1. ^ a b As the long-player format didn't become a significant part of the industry until the late 1940s, Ellington's record output before 1947 consisted largely of singles, from labels such as RCA Victor, Okeh, and Brunswick. They represent the bulk of his work that has been collected in box sets, while material from other labels is scattered. The most comprehensive source for Ellington's early work are the multi-volume The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Classics releases, although that series omits alternate takes, which can be found in other collections.
2. ^ During the 1920s and 1930s, Ellington and his band recorded for almost every label (BluDisc, Pathé, Perfect, Victor, Brunswick, Columbia Records, Okeh, Vocalion, Cameo, Romeo, Lincoln, Banner, Domino, Jewel, and Hit of the Week).
3. ^ By the 1940s, Ellington's recordings featuring Jimmy Blanton and Ben Webster, garnered praise of his work as being "the best Ellington", according to critic Bob Blumenthal.[8]
4. ^ Activity in the commercial recording industry was restricted during the 1942–1944 musicians' strike which including a recording ban, but Ellington did make annual visits to Carnegie Hall. In the January 1943 concert, Ellington introduced his first extended suite, "Black, Brown and Beige".

### 1950s

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1. ^ Ellington began the 1950s with his career seemingly in decline with several musicians leaving, Lawrence Brown, Sonny Greer, and Johnny Hodges, although Brown and Hodges later rejoined. After the orchestra's appearance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, with Paul Gonsalves running through 27 choruses of "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue", Ellington's profile revived.

### 1960s

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1. ^ In the 1960s, Ellington made recordings with Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins, and Frank Sinatra, among others. He continued to write and record extended suites, such as his religious "Sacred Concerts", the "Perfume Suite", and the "Latin American Suite".

## References

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1. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1947-08-23.
2. ^ Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington and the Buck Clayton All-Stars at Newport Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-02-12
3. ^ Duke Ellington - Ellington Moods, retrieved 2023-02-12
4. ^ Duke Ellington - Johnny Come Lately, retrieved 2023-02-12
5. ^ Gold, Gerald (December 7, 1986). "Bluebird Flies Once More". The New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
6. ^ Mosey, Chris (December 14, 2016). "Duke Elllington And His Orchestra: The Duke Box 2". All About Jazz. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
7. ^ Brothers, Thomas (2018). Help!: The Beatles, Duke Ellington, and the Magic of Collaboration. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393246247.
8. ^ The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide, p. 70.

## External links

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* AllMusic Duke Ellington discography page
* Discogs Duke Ellington page
* Discography of American Historical Recordings, University of California Santa Barbara
* Duke on the Web, The illustrated encyclopedia of Duke Ellington's records
* Ellingtonia.com – "Duke Ellington Complete Discography"
* Red Hot Jazz – concentrates on Ellington's recordings in the 1920s
* A Duke Ellington Panorama
* The Duke Ellington Society, TDES, Inc.[usurped]
* The Dooji Collection of Duke Ellington's 78 RPM record labels[usurped]
* http://ellingtonweb.ca/

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Harlem Jazz, 1930
* Ellingtonia, Vol. One
* Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
* Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
* The Blanton–Webster Band
* Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
* Smoke Rings
* Liberian Suite
* Great Times!
* Masterpieces by Ellington
* Ellington Uptown
* The Duke Plays Ellington
* Ellington '55
* Dance to the Duke!
* Ellington Showcase
* Historically Speaking
* Duke Ellington Presents...
* The Complete Porgy and Bess
* A Drum Is a Woman
* Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
* Such Sweet Thunder
* Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
* Ellington Indigos
* Black, Brown and Beige
* Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
* The Cosmic Scene
* Happy Reunion
* Jazz Party
* Anatomy of a Murder
* Festival Session
* Blues in Orbit
* The Nutcracker Suite
* Piano in the Background
* Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
* Unknown Session
* Piano in the Foreground
* Paris Blues
* Featuring Paul Gonsalves
* Midnight in Paris
* Studio Sessions, New York 1962
* Afro-Bossa
* The Symphonic Ellington
* Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
* Studio Sessions New York 1963
* My People
* Ellington '65
* Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
* Ellington '66
* Concert in the Virgin Islands
* The Popular Duke Ellington
* Far East Suite
* The Jaywalker
* Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
* ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
* Second Sacred Concert
* Studio Sessions New York, 1968
* Latin American Suite
* The Pianist
* New Orleans Suite
* Orchestral Works
* The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
* The Intimacy of the Blues
* The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
* Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
* The Intimate Ellington
* The Ellington Suites
* This One's for Blanton!
* Up in Duke's Workshop
* Duke's Big 4
* Mood Ellington

Live albums|

* Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
* Black, Brown, and Beige
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
* Ellington at Newport
* Dance Concerts, California 1958
* Dance Dates, California 1958
* Newport 1958
* Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
* Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
* Live at the Blue Note
* Hot Summer Dance
* The Great Paris Concert
* A Concert of Sacred Music
* In the Uncommon Market
* Soul Call
* Yale Concert
* 70th Birthday Concert
* Togo Brava Suite
* Live at the Whitney
* Third Sacred Concert
* Eastbourne Performance

Collaborations|

* Blue Rose
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
* Side by Side
* Back to Back
* The Great Summit
* First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
* Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
* Money Jungle
* Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
* Serenade to Sweden
* Ella at Duke's Place
* The Stockholm Concert, 1966
* Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
* Francis A. & Edward K.
* It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

Compositions|

* "African Flower"
* "All Too Soon"
* "Azure"
* "Black and Tan Fantasy"
* "Black, Brown and Beige"
* "C Jam Blues"
* "Come Sunday"
* "Cotton Tail"
* "Creole Love Call"
* "Day Dream"
* "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
* "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
* "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
* "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
* "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"
* "Echoes of Harlem"
* "Everything but You"
* "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
* "I Didn't Know About You"
* "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
* "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
* "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
* "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
* "In a Mellow Tone"
* "In a Sentimental Mood"
* "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
* "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
* "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
* "The Mooche"
* "Mood Indigo"
* " Prelude to a Kiss"
* "Rocks in My Bed"
* "(In My) Solitude"
* "Sophisticated Lady"
* Queenie Pie (unfinished opera)

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* "Take the 'A' Train"
* "Lush Life"
* "Chelsea Bridge"
* "Something to Live For"
* "Satin Doll"
* "Blood Count"

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by Juan Tizol|

* "Caravan"
* "Perdido"

Orchestra
members|

* Hayes Alvis
* Cat Anderson
* Ivie Anderson
* Harold Ashby
* Alice Babs
* Shorty Baker
* Butch Ballard
* Art Baron
* Aaron Bell
* Louie Bellson
* Joe Benjamin
* Barney Bigard
* Lou Blackburn
* Jimmy Blanton
* Wellman Braud
* Lawrence Brown
* Harry Carney
* Johnny Coles
* Willie Cook
* Buster Cooper
* Kay Davis
* Wild Bill Davis
* Wilbur de Paris
* Bobby Durham
* Mercer Ellington
* Rolf Ericson
* Jimmy Forrest
* Victor Gaskin
* Peter Giger
* Tyree Glenn
* Paul Gonsalves
* Sonny Greer
* Fred Guy
* Jimmy Hamilton
* Otto Hardwick
* Shelton Hemphill
* Rick Henderson
* Al Hibbler
* Johnny Hodges
* Major Holley
* Charlie Irvis
* Quentin Jackson
* Hilton Jefferson
* Herb Jeffries
* Freddie Jenkins
* Money Johnson
* Herbie Jones
* Wallace Jones
* Taft Jordan
* Al Killian
* Queen Esther Marrow
* Wendell Marshall
* Murray McEachern
* Louis Metcalf
* James "Bubber" Miley
* Harold "Geezil" Minerve
* Ray Nance
* Tricky Sam Nanton
* Oscar Pettiford
* Eddie Preston
* Russell Procope
* Junior Raglin
* Betty Roché
* Ernie Royal
* Al Sears
* Joya Sherrill
* Willie Smith
* Elmer Snowden
* Rex Stewart
* Billy Strayhorn
* Billy Taylor
* Clark Terry
* Juan Tizol
* Norris Turney
* Ben Webster
* Arthur Whetsel
* Cootie Williams
* Nelson Williams
* Skippy Williams
* Booty Wood
* Jimmy Woode
* Britt Woodman
* Sam Woodyard

Related|

* Mercer Ellington (son)
* Sacred Concerts
* Duke Ellington Bridge
* Duke Ellington Circle
* Duke Ellington Memorial
* Duke Ellington House
* Duke Ellington School of the Arts
* Luther Henderson
* Irving Mills
* Sophisticated Ladies
* Play On!
* Jam Session
* Steve Ellington

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